International velvet
Andy Masheter clearly recognises the dangers that could arise if UK universities engage in the "reckless exploitation of the overseas market" (Opinion, 24 June). I strongly believe, however, that UK...
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Spice of academic life
We were a little surprised to see how our U-Multirank project was described in THE ("'Serious defects' apparent in 'crude' European rankings project", News, 24 June) - all the more so since the...
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Statistically meaningless
Ian Taylor is correct to say that the tendency to throw around large, uncontextualised numbers as statistical evidence of China's size - and by implication, "threat" - to "us" in the West poses a...
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Republican sentiments
Writing as an avowed anti-monarchist, I was dismayed to read Peter Rice-Evans' attack (Letters, 17 June) on Felipe Fernandez-Armesto's article "Duke of moral hazards" (3 June). Fernandez-Armesto...
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Written by the tweeters
I agree entirely that historians should make more effort to ensure their work is accessible to a wider public ("Historians told to be 'evangelical' in their duty to inform public", News, 24 June). To...
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The great unknown
What makes for an outstanding university? Graeme Harper reveals his obsessive 10-year mission to capture the essence of greatness
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Things fall apart
Death and taxes: even nature is in on the act. Omar Malik discusses entropy's effects on human organisations ... and what can be done to combat the constant risk of system failure
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Brussels cash comes at a terrible price
As cash-strapped UK science increasingly looks to Europe for funding, Yorick Wilks warns of a rotten framework of red tape, intellectual corruption and cronyism driven by bureaucrats in pursuit of...
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1 July 2010
Touching greatness - A personal odyssey to find the secret of excellence in universities
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Welsh minister’s restructure aims for fewer but fitter universities
Universities would be forced to merge under radical plans to restructure higher education in Wales.Speaking to the Welsh Assembly government yesterday, Leighton Andrews, the education minister, set...
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Better science, less suffering
A strict list of rules for scientists to follow when working with animals has been launched in the journal PLoS Biology
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Tara Brabazon: Examining the idiosyncrasies
Is it enough to demand an original contribution to knowledge or should doctoral candidates also have to show that they have “material suitable for publication” ? asks Tara Brabazon
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MPs, let us introduce you to science’s avant-garde
The Royal Society should offer a brokering service to put politicians in touch with experts at the cutting edge of science, according to Lord Krebs.The former chair of the UK’s Food Standards Agency...
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Don’t you understand?
Irene MacĂas deplores many Britons’ pitiful foreign language skills and employers’ apparent ignorance about its growing importance
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Sorry seems to be the hardest word
WASHINGTON – The situation outlined by Miles J. Postema, vice-president and general counsel of Ferris State University, sounded like a lawsuit waiting to happen. By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed